Appendix B
EOD PLANNING CHECKLIST
FOR JOINT OPERATIONS
1. Mobilization Planning
a. Train, equip, and organize EOD forces within
each service component.
b. Review OPLANs for EOD requirements and the
planned flow of EOD forces time-phased forces
deployment list (TPFDL).
c. Consider adding an EOD-qualified officer to the
combatant commander’s special staff.
d. Identify opportunities for joint EOD operations in
exercise plan (EXPLANs), OPLANs, CONPLANs,
and OPORDs.
e. Perform an intelligence estimate of information
necessary to counter the UXO and IED threat
including:
f.
(1)
Ordnance orders of battle.
(2)
Terrorist/paramilitary threats and capabilities.
(3)
Critical target listing (enemy) and munitions
US forces plan to use.
(4)
Critical vulnerabilities (friendly) and what
munitions the enemy may use.
Coordinate periodic joint, interoperability
exercises with multiservice EOD forces.
2. Deployment Planning
a. Update intelligence estimate.
b. Update mission analysis to determine EOD
requirements to support the mission, to include—
(1)
joint EOD mission requirements.
(2)
service EOD requirements.
(3)
total EOD requirements.
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c. Source the EOD requirements to support joint
and service-specific missions.
d. Determine flow of EOD forces (TPFDL).
3. Employment Planning
a. Develop mission statements and concept of
operations.
(1)
Identify single-service EOD missions (See
Chapters III-VI).
(2)
Identify joint EOD missions (See Chapter II).
(3)
Select employment options for conducting
joint operations (See Chapter II).
(a) Service responsibility with DIRLAUTH.
(b) Lead service component
(with or without TACON/OPCON).
(c) Subordinate JEODTF.
b. Establish JEODOC (if required)
(See Chapter II and Appendix C).
c. Ensure methodology is in place for intelligence
collection and dissemination.
(1)
Disseminate new or unknown ordnance
technical information within theater.
(2)
Process new or unknown ordnance items to
appropriate agencies outside theater.
(3)
Coordinate with the National Imagery and
Mapping Agency for updated mapping, geodesy,
and multispectral imagery data covering the
area of the UXO/EOD incident.
4. Sustainment Planning
a. Coordinate administrative and logistical support
with Theater Support Command or service
components.
b. Monitor EOD reports; take action as required.
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5. Redeployment Planning
a. Ensure EOD commanders understand and
employ appropriate procedures (for instance,
explosives safety and environmental protection)
for the closing of demolition areas.
b. Establish EOD battle hand-off requirements and
procedures—
(1)
to host nation.
(2)
to coalition EOD forces.
(3)
to civilian contractors.
c. Determine redeployment flow of EOD forces.
d. Conduct post-mission analysis.
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